Financially I do not need to have it rented tomorrow, I can wait a bit.

There was an onboarding phase, which was mostly about uploading our financial docs and answering questions.

I heard something that they might offer "Landlord Financial Assistance", but not sure if that's true or not.

They have no credit history, so you have no idea how responsible they are financially.

If your current lender can’t accommodate you, explore STR-focused lenders like Host Financial or Lima One Capital, or consider bridge loans to buy time while you build your rental history.

Humans are highly influenced by recency bias thus the cash vs equity conversation swings back and forth.

The house is only in my name at this point, which was intentional when we married, and when we moved out of it as a primary residence to hopefully avoid ex’s gotta financial pursuits.

The credit score is the single best indicator of how one pays their financial obligations.

I would like to pair or assemble a network other than the ones I have New Orleans ,LA / Baton Rouge . or In the financial district in SF, California.  

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?